Korbinian Brodmann used numbers from 1 to 52 to refer to specific area of the cortex. They are popularly called Brodmann area. The table given below summarizes these areas.
Areas 1, 2 and 3 |
Primary somatosensory cortex |
Area 4 |
Primary motor cortex |
Area 5 |
Somatosensory association cortex |
Area 6 |
Pre-motor and secondary motor cortex |
Area 7 |
Somatosensory association cortex |
Area 8 |
Frontal eye fields |
Area 9 |
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex |
Area 10 |
Frontopolar area |
Area 11 |
Orbitofrontal area |
Area 12 |
Orbitofrontal area |
Areas 13 and 14* |
Insular cortex |
Area 15* |
Anterior temporal lobe |
Area 17 |
Primary visual cortex (V1) |
Area 18 |
Visual association cortex (V2) |
Area 19 |
V3 |
Area 20 |
Inferior temporal gyrus |
Area 21 |
Middle temporal gyrus |
Area 22 |
Superior temporal gyrus (rostral part participate to Wernicke's area) |
Area 23 |
Ventral posterior cingulate cortex |
Area 24 |
Ventral anterior cingulate cortex |
Area 25 |
Subgenual cortex |
Area 26 |
Ectosplenial area |
Area 28 |
Posterior entorhinal cortex |
Area 29 |
Retrosplenial cingular cortex |
Area 30 |
Part of cingular cortex |
Area 31 |
Dorsal posterior cingular cortex |
Area 32 |
Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex |
Area 34 |
Anterior entorhinal cortex |
Area 35 |
Perirhinal cortex |
Area 36 |
Parahippocampal cortex |
Area 37 |
Fusiform gyrus |
Area 38 |
Temporopolar area |
Area 39 |
Angular gyrus (part of Wernicke's area) |
Area 40 |
Supramarginal gyrus part of Wernicke's area |
Areas 41 and 42 |
Primary and auditory association cortex |
Area 43 |
Subcentral area |
Area 44 |
Pars opercularis (part of Broca's area) |
Area 45 |
Pars triangularis (part of Broca's area) |
Area 46 |
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex |
Area 47 |
Inferior prefrontal gyrus |
Area 48 |
Retrosubicular area |
Area 52 |
Parainsular area |